Something the Lord Made
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Something the Lord Made

Year:
Duration:
110 min
Genres:
Biography | Drama
IMDB rate:
8.3
Director:
Joseph Sargent
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 15 wins & 21 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 2004-05-30
Filming Locations: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Cast
Actor
Character
Alan Rickman
Dr. Alfred Blalock
Mos Def
Vivien Thomas
Kyra Sedgwick
Mary Blalock
Gabrielle Union
Clara Thomas
Merritt Wever
Mrs. Saxon
Clayton LeBouef
Harold Thomas
Charles S. Dutton
William Thomas (as Charles Dutton)
Cliff McMullen
Lodel Williams
Luray Cooper
Charles Manlove
Irene Ziegler
Frances Grebel
John Emmanuel
Man at park
Harold J. Abell Sr.
Man #1
Michael E. Russell
Bank Officer
Henri Edmonds
Mary Thomas
Cora Shay Buck
Zoe Buck
Young Olga Thomas
John Leslie Wolfe
Dr. Walter Dandy
David Bailey
The General
Matthew Welborn
Mackenzie Jo Pardi
Mary Elizabeth Blalock
Tel Monks
Dr. Dorsey
Bolton Marsh
Dr. William P. Longmire Jr.
Timothy J. Scanlin Jr.
Dr. Denton Cooley (as Timothy Scanlin)
Jonathan Watkins
Dr. Kelvin
Jeffrey Coleman
Security Guard
Linda Williams
May
Wil Love
Dr. Hecker
Brooke Gaigler
Eileen Saxon
Patrick Brown
Lt. Comm. Andrews
Kera Gaigler
Eileen Saxon
Douglas Watson
Dean Hamilton
Al Brown
Dr. Ford (as Alan L. Brown)
Michael Eastering
Robert F. Chew
Janitor
Elisabeth Noone
Payroll Clerk
Doug Olear
Michael Saxon
Marty Lodge
Father Aucott
Sean MacLaughlin
Dr. Swedlin
Dave Trovato
Dr. Harmel
Carolyn Nelson
Rahaleh Nassri
Paging Nurse
Alan Sader
Hecker's Crony
Ralph Cosham
Nat Benchley
Karsh
Antonio D. Charity
Admissions Officer
Sean Pratt
Resident #1
Matthew Russell
Resident #2 (as Matt Russell)
Brigid Cleary
Vivien's Secretary
Joseph Petty
Sheila Edmondson
Adult Olga Thomas
Carlyncia S. Peck
Adult Theodocia Thomas (as Carlyncia Peck)
Rick Burk
Business Man
Tim Colmus
Doctor
Eddie DePaola
Doctor
Larry Derr
Patient
Cantrell Harris
Bank Customer
James A. Howard
Dr. Chadwick
James Jones
House Worker #1
Allan Kulakow
Dr. Petrovsky
Kirk Lambert
Navy Admiral
Jim Page
Resident Doctor
Joe Peck
Orderly
Tyrone Requer
3rd Resident #98
Kevin Tan
Medical Intern
Michael Ahl
Doctor at Party (uncredited)
Tex Allen
Johns Hopkins Med. School Teaching Physician (uncredited)
James E. Ash
Resident Doctor
Briel Banks
Guest at Reception (uncredited)
Patricia Talmadge Berry
Dist. Party Guest (uncredited)
Ian Bonds
Medical Intern (uncredited)
Chris Boykin
Bellhop (uncredited)
R. Emery Bright
Dishwasher (uncredited)
Dava Casoni
Concerned Mother in Waiting Room (uncredited)
Tray Chaney
College Student (uncredited)
Paul M. Clary
1943 Doctor (uncredited)
Robin Dorsey
Nosey Neighbor (uncredited)
Brian Dragonuk
Staff Doctor 1940's (uncredited)
Devorah Firestone
Military Wife (uncredited)
Pamela Fischer
Doctor's Wife (uncredited)
Lynn-Jane Foreman
Mrs. Ford (uncredited)
Dan Franko
Resident Doctor
Alan Gates
Student Doctor (uncredited)
Duke Greenhill
Student (uncredited)
Thomas M. Hagen
Doctor (uncredited)
Justin Hinnant
Neighborhood Kid (uncredited)
Katherine Hoskins Mackey
General's Wife (uncredited)
Yolanda Jenkins
Housekeeper (uncredited)
Lyndon Johnson
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
John F. Kennedy
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Z.M. Nan Khan
Luncheon Cashier (uncredited)
Martin Luther King
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Connie Lamothe
Doctor's Wife (uncredited)
James Lewis
Medical Intern (uncredited)
Robert Neal Marshall
Dist. Party Guest (uncredited)
Kerry Meushaw
Doctor (uncredited)
Jim Nieb
Intern (uncredited)
Vito Pietanza
Party Singer (uncredited)
Reina Poindexter
Cafeteria Lady (uncredited)
Jasmyn Proctor
Neighborhood Kid (uncredited)
Carolyn Rawleigh
Guest at Reception (uncredited)
Andrew Schneider
1971 Doctor (uncredited)
Robert Shepherd
Doctor (uncredited)
Thomas W. Stewart
Doctor (uncredited)
Anastasia Summers
1943 Nurse (uncredited)
LeRoy Taylor
Carpenter (uncredited)
Tom Townsend
Security Guard (uncredited)
Towanda Underdue
Mother / Bus Rider (uncredited)
Schuster Vance
Resident Doctor
Don Whatley
Military Officer (uncredited)
Malcolm X
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
Based in part on the magazine article "Like Something The Lord Made" by Katie McCabe. It was published in the Washingtonian, and earned McCabe the 1990 National Magazine Feature Writing Award.
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Dr. Irving Sorkin, a retired dentist, was instrumental in getting Katie McCabe's article made into a feature film. Dr. Sorkin died of lymphoma on October 18, 2007, at the age of 88.
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Goofs
After Clara takes her seat on the bus and begins talking to Vivian, a modern SUV, sedan, and pickup truck are briefly visible in a parking lot behind them.
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Eileen Saxon becomes pink, with an oxygen saturation level (SpO2) of 100%, immediately after she receives the very first Blalock-Taussig Shunt. The BT Shunt is a palliative procedure, and does NOT fully correct the cyanosis; normal post-procedure SpO2 is 80-85%. The cyanosis may be corrected later with another procedure.
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When Thomas shows Dr. Blalock how to do the anastomosis, Blalock sutures with a pair of artery forceps, not a needle holder. Artery forceps are used to grip tissue, not for suturing. He also holds them in his thumb and index finger, a rookie mistake amongst surgeons. They should be held in his thumb and ring finger.
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Quotes
Clara Thomas: You know... in 13 years, Doctor Blalock, I don't recall you ever stopping by our house.
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Alfred Blalock: Vivian, that's a girl's name.
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Alfred Blalock: Where you see risks, I see opportunity.
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Photos from cast
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